WEBVTT >> TODAY THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSVOICED THEIR SUPPORT TO CONTINUEMY TERM THROUGH THE END OF 2018.TODD ACTING SENATE PRESIDENT: HARRIETTE CHANDLER ANNOUNCEDHER NEW, PERMANENT ROLE THISAFTERNOON, AFTER SEVERAL HOURSOF CAUCUSING BY SENATEDEMOCRATS, AND MONTHS OFUNCERTAINTY.>> AT TOMORROW'S SESSION, TOMORROW'S FORMAL SESSION THEWORD 'ACTING' WILL BE REMOVEDFROM THE SENATE PRESIDENT'STITLE, AND SOON I WILL BEOFFICIALLY MOVING INTO THESENATE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, ANDWILL BE NAMING A NEW MAJORITYLEADER.TODD MINORITY LEADER BRUCE TARR: SUPPORTS TODAY'S MOVE, SAYINGTHERE HAD BEEN TWO DISTRACTIONS,THE ROSENBERG SCANDAL, ANDCAMPAIGNS BY SEVERAL CANDIDATESTO BE THE PERMANENT SENATEPRESIDEN>> WHAT IT DOES DO IS ALLOW USTO FOCUS NOT ON A RACE FORSENATE PRESIDENT BUT ON THEMATTERS THAT ARE BEFORE US AS ALEGISLATURE.TODD CHANDLER'S ASCENSION MEANS: THAT STAN ROSENBERG WILL NOTBE RETURNING AS SENATE PRESIDENTTHIS YEAR.THE SENATE ETHICS COMMITTEE ISINVESTIGATING CLAIMS THATROSENBERG'S NOW-ESTRANGEDHUSBAND, BRYON HEFNER, SEXUALLYASSAULTED AND HARASSED FOUR MENWITH TIES TO BEACON HILL.ROSENBERG ISSUED A STATEMENTTODAY IN SUPPORT OF CHANDLER,ADDING I REITERATE THAT BRYONHAD NO INFLUENCE OVER MY ACTIOOR DECISIONS AS SENATEPRESIDENT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TOTHE COMPLETION OF THEINVESTIGATION BY THE SENATEETHICS COMMITTEEAND SO AN ELECTION FOR SENATEPRESIDENT WILL BE HELD ONJANUARY 2, 2019.HARRIETTE CHANDLER SAYS SHE ISRUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION AS ASENATOR, BUT SHE WILL NOT BE ACANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT NEXTYEAR.IT'S UNCLEAR WHETHER STANROSENBERG WILL BE, EITHER.